Combination stepladder and stool



Patented @et 16, 19%23. .1 v I e I. y ,y

NlTED S'E TES;A PATENT, OFFICE. e V

Y nenn L.l enirrnvgor Bozeman, MONTAA. i i

eomsmiirren. s'rnPLannna AND' s-TooL. Application sied February 4, 1922. seria; No. 534,011.

To allwhom t may concern: Y y the ladder when the stool is inverted, while Be it known that I, FRED L. GnIrrrN, av at the Sametime -forming a convenientplatcitizen of the United States; residing at form for a sitters feet who maybe using the Bozeman, in the county of Gallatin and stool in such manner. 45 State of Montana, Vhave invented certain new Intermediate of the vnext adjacent rungs 3 A' and useful improvements `in Combination is a similar steph, though positioned cen- Stepladders and Stools, of which the foltrally in respect to the front andback` legs .f lowing is a speciication, reference being had of the stool, while intermediate oft-he uppertherein to the accompanying drawing. most rungs 3 and theback legs 'of the stool, 50 l This inventionl relates to house-hold arti.- relatively in substantially the same relation cles and has special reference to acombinato the legs and rungs as the step 4,' is the v. -tion stool and stepladder. Y third step 6 which forms the lowermost ele- -The principal object is "to provide a simi vated stepof the ladder when the stool is inple, practical and staunch device of this verted for such use. y 55' '15 character. Y' `Y l' p 'From the foregoing it is evident that I Other objects and advantages will appear 4have `devised an exceedingly simple, practiin the further description ot the invention. cal and staunch house-hold article, and one Referring to the accompanying drawing 'that is exceedingly dependable when being'. forming part of this application, in which used as a stepladder, whereso many some- 60 like reference characters indicate like parts: what similar devices are apt to fail.

Figure l is an isometric perspective View Having thus described my invention, what of the device when used as a stepladder; and l claim and desire to secureby Letters Pat- Figure 2 is a similar view of the same ent, isi: n u when used asv a stool. f y A combinedstool and stepladder consist- 05 The device comprises a rigidly constructing of four vertical legs rigidly bracedon ed four legged stool, the `top l preferably bey'two *sides` of"V the rectangle formed thereby ing rectangular inshape and the legs 2" by transverse rungs; a top or seat rigidly` parallel witheach other. supported on` the legs at one end and cov e. The pairs ot legs ontwo opposite sides are ering the yentire rectangle, and a series oi"`.70 provided with av plurality of vertical-ly steps offset from--each othcrto form an n spaced horizontal rungs 3,-1hey being rigclined ight extending from the seat to the idly fixed tothe legs either by mortise and free endof the legs, so that the structure p tenon, or'in any Vother substantial manner. K formsay stool in one position and a steplad; e Intermediate ofthe lowermost rungs Sand der when inverted. Y v rigidly fixed thereto in any desired manner In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my is a comparatively wide step or shelf 4l, it signature in the'presenceof two witnesses. being positioned intermediate of what might f GRIFFIN.;

be termed the front legs of the stool as well Y u as between the rungs; that is to say it is Vit-nesses: `preferably positioned well forwardly in DOROTHY L. HALL, structure and forms the uppermost step of 1' Jonson Q.. OWEN, 

